Banality Synonyms and Antonyms

bə-nălĭ-tē, bā-
A trite expression or idea
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. commonplace
  2. platitude
  3. cliché
  4. bromide
  5. stereotype
  6. cliché
  7. trite phrase
  8. truism
  9. banalness
  10. corniness
  11. familiarness
  12. platitudinousness
  13. fustiness
  14. prosaicism
Antonyms:
  1. original saying
  2. innovation
  3. coinage
  4. nuance
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. unoriginality

Words Related to Banality

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Banality Sentence Examples

  • Whether the movie makes us feel infinite or make our sides ache with laughter, we are able to lose our everyday banality in memories of our own high school experiences.

  • Instead it is a joke about the banality of some of the "celebrity" tweets - Jessica Simpson breaking a heel, for example, or Ashton Kutcher going to the grocery store for salad.

  • What is not in doubt is that Owen is a master wordsmith whose style ranges from high lyricism to naturalistic banality.

  • A moment of unintentional hilarity occurred when a Bobby Ball anecdote rendered the assembled celebs speechless with its stupefying banality.

  • The first is, of course, Banality, which will keep changelings away from most mundane interactions with other PCs.